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The
Mayor of Jerusalem
Hussein al-Husayni
(centre) meets with soldiers of the
British
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
on December 9, 1917, under the
white flag
of
surrender
. The
Battle of Jerusalem
had begun the day before, but the
Turkish
forces in the city were no match against the British forces. A Turkish counterattack on December 25 was also repulsed, confirming the capture of
Jerusalem
by the
Allies
.
Photo:
American Colony
; Restoration:
Sebastian Kolendo
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